praerogatio
Latin
Etymology
From praerogō (“ask first; pay in advance”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /prae̯.roˈɡaː.ti.oː/, [präe̯rɔˈɡäːt̪ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pre.roˈɡat.t͡si.o/, [preroˈɡät̪ː͡s̪io]
Noun
praerogātiō f (genitive praerogātiōnis); third declension
- A distributing beforehand.
- A vote, decision or verdict beforehand.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | praerogātiō | praerogātiōnēs |
Genitive | praerogātiōnis | praerogātiōnum |
Dative | praerogātiōnī | praerogātiōnibus |
Accusative | praerogātiōnem | praerogātiōnēs |
Ablative | praerogātiōne | praerogātiōnibus |
Vocative | praerogātiō | praerogātiōnēs |
Related terms
References
- “praerogatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- praerogatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.